“If two people have the same opinion, one of us is unnecessary… I don’t want to talk, to communicate, with someone who agrees with me; I want to communicate with you because you see it differently. I

value that difference.”

Do Now

Take out your notebook and a pencil.

Describe Design 4.

Draw Design 4.

How many blocks are in Design 4?

Describe the observable pattern.

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Patterns: They’re Grrrrrowing!

3.1

Today’s Objectives

Identify multiple patterns within a sequence.

Use patterns to solve problems.

Use problem solving skills.

There’s More Than One Way to Tile a Floor

Read Student Text, page 112, paragraph 1

Work on questions 1-3 with a partner

How many colors are used in the pattern?

How many new tiles are added to each design?

What is the relationship between the total number of squares and the number of tiles along the edge squared?

Do Now

Pull out your exit slip if you did not finish and set aside.

Take your textbook from the bookshelf and open to 3.1

Pull out your 3.1 homework (due tomorrow) and pick up where you left off.

Can You Keep a Secret

Volunteer to read?

Questions 1-3

On the first day, how many people shared the secret?

Does the number of people sharing the secret double each day?

What algebraic expression can be used to represent the number of people sharing the secret on any given day?

How Large is Your Yard?

Volunteer to read?

Problems 1-3

As the Design number increases by one, what happens to the number of rows in the patio design?

How many tiles are used in patio Design 1?

What happens to the length of the rectangle?

Assignments

Classwork: Skills Practice p. 305-310

Homework: Student Assignments p. 29-31

Patterns Exit Slip

1. Describe Design 7.

2. Draw Design 7.

3. How many squares are in Design 7?

4. Write an algebraic expression to represent the total number of squares in Design n.

5. Use your algebraic expression to determine the total number of squares in Design 52.

Do Now

Sit in your groups and be ready to briefly discuss Dance? Senior Breakfast date? Fees to spread to advisories Senior Parent night

Volunteers to empty my car?